Thursday, 28 April 2011
A Small Project Evaluation
I think over this project has gone well, I think that i have stretched the boundaries of my topic and I have looked Into every possible part of the subject that i can to make my project the best that it can be.
My Final Photographs.
These are my final photographs, they are also found as print outs with my project.
Extreme Lenses
Some lenses have special capabilities - such as the ability to take ultra wide angle views or focus at very close subject distances - and these call for extra care when in use. And since they are often costly to buy, you need to know how to get the very best from them.
Fisheye Lens
This is a Nikon Fisheye lens, I have used this lens for nearly all of my final photos, i like this lens because it is a very soft fisheye when you want it to be but can also give a pretty extreme effect as well. I think this is a good lens to use for Snapshot as the lens its self doesn't need to be particulary positioned for ages before hand to get the best results and this gives a fast photo, giving fast results.
These are some photos that i have taken with this lens.
Macro Lens
The Macro lens is also a really great lens it creates the best effect when the subject is at a good distance from the lens as its focal point is also best at a further distance.
Fisheye Lens
This is a Nikon Fisheye lens, I have used this lens for nearly all of my final photos, i like this lens because it is a very soft fisheye when you want it to be but can also give a pretty extreme effect as well. I think this is a good lens to use for Snapshot as the lens its self doesn't need to be particulary positioned for ages before hand to get the best results and this gives a fast photo, giving fast results.
These are some photos that i have taken with this lens.
Macro Lens
The Macro lens is also a really great lens it creates the best effect when the subject is at a good distance from the lens as its focal point is also best at a further distance.
These are some Photos that I have taken with this lens.
Image Stabilization.
Technology to reduce the effect of camera shake takes two forms. One uses a motion sensor to control a lens or thin prism that shifts the image to counter camera movement. This form pioneered by Canon, is most suitable for still images and is available in several of their 35mm format lenses. Olympus offers image stabilized digital cameras and it is to become standard in more sophisticated, higher end equipment.
How It Works
A blurred secondary image, represented by the dotted lines here, can result if the lens moves while the picture is being exposed. A corrector group of lens elements within the lens hangs from a frame, Which allows these elements to move at right-angles to the lens axis. Motion sensors tell the frame which way to shift the corrector group to compensate for any movement of the lens.
How It Works
A blurred secondary image, represented by the dotted lines here, can result if the lens moves while the picture is being exposed. A corrector group of lens elements within the lens hangs from a frame, Which allows these elements to move at right-angles to the lens axis. Motion sensors tell the frame which way to shift the corrector group to compensate for any movement of the lens.
Compisitions and Zooms
Zoom Lenses allow you to change the magnification of an image without swapping lenses. Zooms are designed to change the field of view of the lens while keeping the image in focus. When the field of view is widened (to take in more of the subject), the image must be reduced in order to the sensor of film area. This is the effect of using a short focal length lens or a wide-angle setting on a zoom. Conversely, when the field of view is narrowed (to take in less of the subject), The image must be magnified again in order to fill the sensor or the film area. This is the effect of using a long focal length lens or a zoom's telephoto setting.
Letter-Box Composition
A wide and narrow letter box framing suits some subjects. Such a crop concentrates the attention on the sweep of colours and detail, cutting out unwanted and visually irrelevant material at the top and bottom of the image.
Tall Crop.
This is the opposite of a letter box composition it is a tall and narrow crop, which emphasizes an upwards sweeping Panorama - a view that can be taken in only by lifting the head and looking up. As with all crops based on a high aspect ratio, it usefully removes a lot of unwanted detail from the edges of the photograph.
Rule Of Thirds.
The Golden Spiral, or "Rule Of Thirds"
This image, overlaid with a golden spiral - a spiral based on the golden ratio - as well as with a grid dividing the picture area into thirds, shows that, as photographers, we almost instinctively compose to fit these harmonies proportions - the proportions that "look good".
This image, overlaid with a golden spiral - a spiral based on the golden ratio - as well as with a grid dividing the picture area into thirds, shows that, as photographers, we almost instinctively compose to fit these harmonies proportions - the proportions that "look good".
Cloning Techniques.
Cloning is the process of copying, repeating, or duplicating pixels from one part of an image, or taking pixels from another image, and placing them on another part of the image. First, you sample, or select, an area that is to be the source of the clone, and then you apple the selected area where it is needed. This is a basic tool in image manipulation, and you will find yourself constantly turning to it whenever you need, say, to replace a dust speck in the sky of an image with an adjacent bit of the sky, or remove stray hairs from a face by cloning nearby skin texture over them.
This is only the start, however. such cloning makes an exact copy of the pixels, but you can go much further.
This is only the start, however. such cloning makes an exact copy of the pixels, but you can go much further.
Layer Blend Modes.
Layer Blend Modes
The "layers" Metaphor is fundamental to many software applications, such as desktop publishing video animation and digital photography. The idea is that images are "laid" on top of each other, though the order is interchangeable. Think of layers as stack of acetate sheets with images; where the layer is transparent, you see through to the one below. However, not all software layers have the same resolution, start with the same number of channels, or have the same image mode. The final image depends on how layers blend or merge when they are "flattened", or combined for the final output. Before then, however, they allow to make changes without altering the original data, while each remains independent of the others.
The "layers" Metaphor is fundamental to many software applications, such as desktop publishing video animation and digital photography. The idea is that images are "laid" on top of each other, though the order is interchangeable. Think of layers as stack of acetate sheets with images; where the layer is transparent, you see through to the one below. However, not all software layers have the same resolution, start with the same number of channels, or have the same image mode. The final image depends on how layers blend or merge when they are "flattened", or combined for the final output. Before then, however, they allow to make changes without altering the original data, while each remains independent of the others.
White Balance.
White Balance
The basis of accurate colour reproduction is neutrality - an equal distribution of colours in the whites, greys and blacks in the image to help ensure accuracy of hue. The white balance control on digital cameras helps ensure neutral colours on capture. But when we open the image, we may have to take the process further and adjust the brightness and saturation, which are other dimensions of accurate colour.
The basis of accurate colour reproduction is neutrality - an equal distribution of colours in the whites, greys and blacks in the image to help ensure accuracy of hue. The white balance control on digital cameras helps ensure neutral colours on capture. But when we open the image, we may have to take the process further and adjust the brightness and saturation, which are other dimensions of accurate colour.
Wednesday, 27 April 2011
Image stitching.
Panoramic views can be created by stitching, or overlaying, images side-by-side. Essentially, a sequence of the image is taken from one side of the scene to the other (or from the top to the bottom). The individual images are then over lapped to create a seamless composite.
Split Toning.
Split Toning
Toning is a traditional darkroom technique - Or workroom technique, as darkness is not essential for the process. Here, the image-forming silver in the processed print is replaced by other metals or compounds to produce a new image tone.
The exact tone resulting from this process depends, in part, on the chemical or metal used and, in part, on the size of the particles produced by the process. Some so-called toners simply divide up the silver particles into tinier fragments in order to produce their effects. Where there is variations in the tone - From red to brown, for example, or from black to silvery grey. this variation in tone is known as split toning and is caused by the toning process proceeding at different rates.
Before
After
Toning is a traditional darkroom technique - Or workroom technique, as darkness is not essential for the process. Here, the image-forming silver in the processed print is replaced by other metals or compounds to produce a new image tone.
The exact tone resulting from this process depends, in part, on the chemical or metal used and, in part, on the size of the particles produced by the process. Some so-called toners simply divide up the silver particles into tinier fragments in order to produce their effects. Where there is variations in the tone - From red to brown, for example, or from black to silvery grey. this variation in tone is known as split toning and is caused by the toning process proceeding at different rates.
Before
After
Duotones
My Project involves a lot of editing techniques for this i need to try out these different techniques to see what they could bring to my project.
Duotones
Much of the art of traditional black and white printing lies in making the most of the limited tonal range inherent in the printing paper. A common tactic is to apply a wider tonal range than really exists by making the print contrasty. This suggests that the shadows are really deep while highlights are truly bright. The success of this depends on the subtleties of tonal graduation between these extremes. A further technique is to tone the print adding colour to the neutral grey image areas.
Modern digital printers have opened up the possibilities for toning well beyond that possible in the darkroom. The range of hues is virtually unlimited as you can simulate all those that can be created with the four-colour (or more) process.
Duotones
Much of the art of traditional black and white printing lies in making the most of the limited tonal range inherent in the printing paper. A common tactic is to apply a wider tonal range than really exists by making the print contrasty. This suggests that the shadows are really deep while highlights are truly bright. The success of this depends on the subtleties of tonal graduation between these extremes. A further technique is to tone the print adding colour to the neutral grey image areas.
Modern digital printers have opened up the possibilities for toning well beyond that possible in the darkroom. The range of hues is virtually unlimited as you can simulate all those that can be created with the four-colour (or more) process.
Ideas
The next stage of my photography is to work with my ideas and to put them down on here so that everyone can see.
My first idea can from the "Snapshot title". this was to string together a series of photographs in a Polaroid format. I chose the Polaroid Style because it is a very neat way of presenting the photographs. This also makes them easy to place together with each other as they all are the same.
This is what i started out with.
These photos will be linked together in a time line which will show a progression along the line of time within snapshots. What i liked was the Progression of the snapshot, I think this is something that i will take from this idea.
My first idea can from the "Snapshot title". this was to string together a series of photographs in a Polaroid format. I chose the Polaroid Style because it is a very neat way of presenting the photographs. This also makes them easy to place together with each other as they all are the same.
This is what i started out with.
These photos will be linked together in a time line which will show a progression along the line of time within snapshots. What i liked was the Progression of the snapshot, I think this is something that i will take from this idea.
Tuesday, 26 April 2011
Artist research.
Trailxav.
Trailxav specializes in Winter sport photography, this makes the perfect setting for sequence photography. The white ground and the bright sun combined with a polarizing filter create a brilliant crisp effect.
Trailxav specializes in Winter sport photography, this makes the perfect setting for sequence photography. The white ground and the bright sun combined with a polarizing filter create a brilliant crisp effect.
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